Laos
Photographing the Disastrous Effects of Sand Mining on the Mekong River
Photographer Jian Gao traveled down one of the longest rivers in the world to see how demand for sand is driving the region toward a crisis it might not be able to come back from.
When Nightmares Literally Kill You
After 100 healthy men died in their sleep, a researcher came to a chilling conclusion: Their belief in the night spirit is what killed them.
Nation of Immigrants: Little Laos in Rural Iowa
"Not a lot of people know what Laos is and he's built himself his own Laos. This is his comfort."
Match Fixing Scandal Shakes Southeast Asian Football
The AFC Disciplinary Committee have banned 22 players and officials for life in the latest blow to the credibility of Southeast Asian football clubs.
Southeast Asia Is a Mirrored World at the 2016 Singapore Biennale
Multimedia mirrors and full-scale replicas of household bomb shelters took center stage at the Singapore Biennale.
Across the Mekong: The Life and Times of Master Song
The head trainer of Canada's Kai Singthong gym fled civil war in Laos, swam across the Mekong River into Thailand, and spent four years in and out of a refugee camp before starting a new life through Muay Thai.
Inside the US Effort to Clear Millions of Vietnam-Era Bombs in Laos
In some of Laos's impoverished rural villages, bomb craters have left the earth resembling the surface of the moon. The effort to clear Laos of war-era bombs goes on.
Trio of Middle-Aged Women Caught With $3 Million Worth of Heroin at Chicago Airport
Similar arrests have taken place this year, where women from Minnesota were trafficking contraband from Laos.
This Team of Brave Female Volunteers Is Fighting Polio in Pakistan
Check out the trailer for our upcoming episode of 'VICE' on HBO, airing May 6 at 11 PM.
The Golden Age of Drug Trafficking: How Meth, Cocaine, and Heroin Move Around the World
Just as globalization has changed the way the world does business, it's also changed the way the world manufactures, transports, and obtains illegal drugs. As a result, more people are getting high today than ever before.
The Laotian Monk Offering Ceremony Is Filled with Sticky Rice and Biscuits
Early in the morning, hundreds of people await the arrival of Laotian monks who have taken a vow of poverty. Locals shower them with homemade sticky rice, and fruit as an offering.